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of the Agreement between

Great Britain & China,

signed at

Chefoo

*

on the 13th of Sept. 1876, and

under clause of the

Additional Article to

that Agreement signed in

London on the 18th of July last,

I have to inform you

that the Secretary of

State for Foreign Affairs

Office or Individual..

Reign office

Date.

1886 it Mar

Cast previous Paper.

34

Hong Kong

No 4620

(Subject.)

Additional Article to Chefoo Agreement

Chinese Govt do not propose to

put into operation

until the Commissioner

has, on the recommendation

of Her Mr Chargé d'Affaires

at Peking, approved the

selection

of

M. Byron Brenan, H. M. Consul at

Tientsin

as

Member of

the Consular

of that Commission

sequent Paper. 4797

(Minutes.)

3. Branstur

I thought the corresp. in 3673

amounted to an understanding with the

Chinese that the Additional

Article should be put into force at once,

but apparently the Chinese only intended

that clause 9

should take effect at once -

and the wily oriental means

to cling to the letter

of clause 6 of

The Article

(see text thereof in pp. 14-16 of China

5 (1885) [C-4448-1885]) which provides that it shall only

"come into operation,

"when the ratifications have been exchanged.

The F.O. Express

no opinion

as to this apparent want of

good faith. I

? Reply that under these circumstances

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of the Agreement between Great Britain & China, signed at Chefoo * on the 13th of Sept. 1876, and under clause of the Additional Article to that Agreement signed in London on the 18th of July last, I have to inform you that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Office or Individual.. Reign office Date. 1886 it Mar Cast previous Paper. 34 Hong Kong No 4620 (Subject.) Additional Article to Chefoo Agreement Chinese Govt do not propose to put into operation until the Commissioner has, on the recommendation of Her Mr Chargé d'Affaires at Peking, approved the selection of M. Byron Brenan, H. M. Consul at Tientsin as Member of the Consular of that Commission sequent Paper. 4797 (Minutes.) 3. Branstur I thought the corresp. in 3673 amounted to an understanding with the Chinese that the Additional Article should be put into force at once, but apparently the Chinese only intended that clause 9 should take effect at once - and the wily oriental means to cling to the letter of clause 6 of The Article (see text thereof in pp. 14-16 of China 5 (1885) [C-4448-1885]) which provides that it shall only "come into operation, "when the ratifications have been exchanged. The F.O. Express no opinion as to this apparent want of good faith. I ? Reply that under these circumstances
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of the Agreement between freat Poritain & Chain, signed at Chefoo * then 13th of Sept. 1876, and under clause of of the Additional Article to that Agreement signed in London on the 18 Landenn last. th of July I have to inform you that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Office or Individual.. reign office Date. 1886 it Mar Cast previous Paper. 34 Hong Kong No 4620 (Subject.) བ་ DOMESTICO 020 WA 00 Additional Article to Chefro Agreement Chinese Govt do not propose to pest into operation Z has reported until the Commishard has, the re endation of Her Mr Charze d'Affaires at Orking, approved the selectio F M. Byron Brenan, H. M. Consul at Tientsin as Member of the Consular that Commission f equent Paper. 4797 (Minutes.) 3. Branstur I thought the corresp. in 3673 amounted to an understanding with the & that the Additional Chinese for? once, 1 intended Article should be put into force" at but apparently the Chinese only that clause 9 should take effect at once- and the wily oriental means clause 6 of to the letter of to cling The Article (see text thereof in pp. 14-16 of China 5 (1885) [C-4448-1885]) which provides that it shall only u.5 operation, "come into "when the ratifications have The 7.0. Express been exchanged. no opinion faith. I as to this apparent want of "? Reply that under these circumstances
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of the Agreement between

freat Poritain & Chain,

signed at

Chefoo

*

then

13th of Sept. 1876, and

under clause of of

the

Additional Article to

that Agreement signed in

London on the 18

Landenn

last.

th of July

I have to inform you

that the Secretary of

State for Foreign Affairs

Office or Individual..

reign office

Date.

1886 it Mar

Cast previous Paper.

34

Hong Kong

No 4620

(Subject.)

བ་

DOMESTICO

020

WA 00

Additional Article to Chefro Agreement

Chinese Govt do not propose to

pest into operation

Z

has reported

until the Commishard

has,

the re

endation

of Her Mr Charze d'Affaires

at Orking, approved the

selectio

F

M. Byron

Brenan, H. M. Consul at

Tientsin

as

Member of

the Consular

that Commission

f

equent Paper.

4797

(Minutes.)

3. Branstur

I thought the corresp. in 3673

amounted to an understanding with the

& that the Additional

Chinese for?

once,

1

intended

Article should be put into force" at but apparently the Chinese only that clause 9

should take effect at once-

and the wily oriental means

clause 6 of

to the letter

of

to cling

The Article

(see text thereof in pp. 14-16 of China

5 (1885) [C-4448-1885]) which provides that it shall only

u.5

operation,

"come into

"when the ratifications have The 7.0. Express

been exchanged.

no opinion

faith. I

as

to this apparent want of

"? Reply that under these circumstances

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